Eggs of the queen just laid each larvae of Coleraine queen. Examined Colerain nucleus 
at doctor Hills a number of beautiful queen cells started where I cut out 
the square. This giving room the way to get many queen cells, and large ones too. 
Evident from way bees put queen cells in holes left for winter passages on 
edges of comb, bottoms, etc. Nucleus at home with Mr Carys slanting cut
Has also several started. In one old com with no brood there was a 
depression on one side cells being very shallow, queen cells started there though no 
eggs. Have No Fear now but I shall be able to get all the young queens I want. 
Began to rain yesterday PM, much rain fell last night and this AM 
wind at first southeast, then northeast, and very raw and cold. 21 42 to 63 degrees cleared 
off cold in the night. Pleasant later in the AM, bees get considerable pollen 
but not much honey. Shall feed some till Locust appears. Nucleus number one at 
doctor Hills has four beautiful queen cells, one was sealed this AM. All the
bee bred given them an inch square full was gone am satisfied that 
[illegible] oh be bread has [illegible] with [illegible] queen cells, [illegible] 
queen was partially covered in this way. Noticed in several nuclei that the [illegible] 
develop slowly out of be bread made nucleus #2 at doctor Hills had 
only a small piece of com with a very few larvae, and shall look with great 
interest to the result. Nucleus at home very small had be bread given 
and I can see queen sell now underway. Another had be bread and have 
2, the original [illegible] one has two, one sealed early this am. Noticed 
larvae warming themselves out of comb taken from bees. Tied Coleraine queen 
with thread could not make it work at all. Took out small larvae and put 
them in [illegible] queen cells [illegible] were soon removed by bees one left 
some hours after it was done 22 39 to 70 degrees white Frost. Beautiful day. 
Wind southeast, bees get very little honey, am feeding for [illegible] those at home 
4th larva was gone. Have now 11 queen cells from Colerain nucleus, [illegible] 
[illegible] in nucleus with hatched Italian queen put frame with brood to see 
if it will stimulate hive to go out to drones. Hive with date and comb has a 
queen, saw a few days ago that the cells noticed on the 16th were destroyed so 
they did not kill the queen I gave them, saw a white thread thread like 
substance protruding from her, when I held her more of it came out, 
part of the drone. This queen should be 3/4 Italian 23 46 to 73 degrees very pleasant 
saw bees on some white Clover heads, also on Raspberry blossoms, get very little 
I'm feeding some. Bought bees from cross for two nuclei, fed bees there, 
only Coleraine Italian fertile, bees very attentive to her, saw also eggs. 



